RS-RDX

SNPE, France, produced reduced sensitivity RDX (RS-RDX) by the Woolwich synthesis by employing a proprietary recrystallization process. This RS-RDX displayed reduced sensitivity to shock initiation. Subsequently, some other manufacturers also claimed to produce some form of RDX that exhibits reduced sensitivity to shock compared with the conventional RDX produced by the Bachmann process. EURENCO has also developed a process to mass-manufacture a variety of low sensitive Hexogen (RDX), called I-RDX. 

This term describes improved properties of energetic materials. In the 1990s it was shown that with careful recrystallization techniques the sensitivity RDX can be reduced on a crystalline level. Nowadays, reduced sensitivity variants of RDX, assigned as RS-RDX or l-RDX (for insensitive), are provided by different manufacturer and tested, particularly in plastic bonded explosives PBXfor Insensitive Munitions IM. Besides, RS-variants of HMX and other high explosives, and characterization and quality assessment techniques for Reduced Sensitivity are in the scope of actual research. 

Burdette LJ, Cook LL, Dyer RS. 1988. Convulsant properties of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX)... 

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